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BY LEE COGHLAN
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Elizabeth Lee-Harris went before the Rappahannock County Planning Commission on Nov. 17 with an application to change a 36.4 acre plot of land near the town of Sperryville from agriculturally zoned to rural residential. The commission decided not to approve the application. But Lee-Harris will present another application to the Board of Supervisors on Dec. 6.
Lee-Harris bought the property from Virginia Cloud just over a year ago. The property was sold with a permit for 35 recreational vehicle sites. Lee-Harris intended on using the permit as leverage for a subdivision.
Lee-Harris’ original dream was to build a community for nearly 56 people. The housing would have been rustic cabins built from the trees on the property. Trees would have been cleared for the cabin sites and the pool she wanted to have. Lee-Harris says, “Not one piece would have been wasted.”
This application was not going to be passed by the commission. So Lee-Harris withdrew the plan and came back with another one. This plan would have accommodated 23 people on the property with a community well.
Lee-Harris relates, “I tried to accommodate everyone.” But the plan was rejected.
“My cabins’ project was like a child that I spent months developing that 1 reluctantly gave up. I knew I had to move on.”
Lee-Harris plans on bringing a new plan to the Dec. 6 meeting. This plan will be for three subdivisions. If the board does not approve that application, Lee-Harris plans on subdividing the property for her family.
She believes that “we have to plan for development. We have to be willing to make it available for newcomers.”
Building a life
Lee-Harris is the mother of three adopted children, Anya, Ricky Lee and Chris Harris. She adopted her first child, Anya, in 1974. Anya was bom with muscular atrophy. Even at age three, Anya could not walk. This was the one of the reasons that Lee-Harris went into massage therapy. The aid that she could provide Anya later turned into a successful business.
Lee-Harris’ first introduction to massage was during the Vietnam War, where she
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